Kent D. Carlson

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet. Its customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic acquisitions had made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry. The company was headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Kona Grill, Inc. engages in owning and operating dining restaurants and food outlets. It features global menu of contemporary American favorites, sushi, and specialty cocktails. It offers a wide selection of appetizers, salads, soups, flatbreads, sandwiches, noodles, seafood, signature entrees, and desserts, as well as bottled and draft beers, wines by the glass or bottle, and sake. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

NAIOP, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate development association for developers, owners, and investors of office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use real estate. It offers advocacy, educational programs, and business and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Minnesota Shopping Center Association provides a forum for exchange of information among shopping center developers, owners, managers, brokers, investors, retailers and all professionals serving the Minnesota retail real estate industry. It operates and manages shopping centres in trade area and offers its members educational and networking opportunities, market research and trends, as well as participation in governmental affairs. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.